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19/01/2026 7:43 am
'48 Chrysler or Hudson?
Be sure to make your selection.
Of course, please “Reply” to share your comments.
If selection is greater than 2 rank them.
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John Bono
North Jersey
19/01/2026 7:48 am
The patrician Chrysler for me. So handsome.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
19/01/2026 8:05 am
I love the Hudson. I love the '48 Hudson. I have learned, over considerable time to embrace its long inverted bathtub shape. I love the convertible form too but not the gigantic windshield header. Never understood the design reasoning there.
I also love the '48 Chrysler. Love the Town & Country and love this New Yorker. If the choice was coupe vs coupe - who knows. But drop top? New Yorker all day long!
Brilliant comparo today John. Bravo.
19/01/2026 8:33 am
Like the Chrysler, but love the Hudson.
Mom's '48
Dad's '49
Sister's '52
19/01/2026 8:51 am
I like the Chrysler, but not enough to want it over the HUDSON!
I've always been drawn to the '48 through '51 Hudson's. To my eyes for that time period, they looked sleek, racy, powerful, and sporty.
When I'm at an old car show, we all know that any old car can be spotted from a long ways away. Seems like they just POP UP when you glance far ahead of you. And some more than others...the HUDSON'S are "more than others"!
I'd see the Chrysler, but I'd see the Hudson first. That's how my eyes work. Oh, did I say I voted for the Hudson? Well, I did!
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
19/01/2026 9:28 am
They are both gorgeous automobiles, showing two different design elements from the two manufacturers for that year. I am delighted to have replica model examples of each of those cars.
19/01/2026 10:26 am
@perrone1 +1 Tony. Like both but the Chrysler surges ahead when I look at detail.
19/01/2026 10:28 am
John, this was a tough one for me as I love both of these options. The Chrysler is a stately looking design with pre war elegance while the Hudson was a tasteful up date to their prewar design. While I would welcome either into my garage, the Step Down Hudson takes it for me.
19/01/2026 12:09 pm
Despite my love for anything and everything Chrysler, the "Step-down" Hudson was an absolutely brilliant design and deserves my vote today!
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
Topic starter
21/01/2026 7:01 am
Love both...going with the Chrysler for sentimental reasons.
Gents, thanks for your responses.
John Bono
North Jersey
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